Cell towers in Douglas County, IL

The FCC registry lists 19 constructed antenna structures in Douglas County, 0% of Illinois's 5,168. Ownership is spread across 15 registrants; the largest, Crown Castle, has 3 (16%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 5 between them.

Value a buyout offer

1Constructed structures 19
2Tallest 445 ft
3Largest owner Crown Castle
4Median height (state 207 ft) 290 ft

Structures

rank 80 of 102 in IL

Most common type

Tower

58% of structures

Over 200 feet

89% of structures

Peak build decade

2000s

37% built then

Who owns the towers in Douglas County

15 different registrants own the 19 structures. Owner names are the registrant's legal entity as filed with the FCC; the large tower companies file under many subsidiary names, which this site groups into families where the brand is in the name or listed in the company's SEC filings.

Constructed structures in Douglas County by owner group, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR, October 2026.

Height and age

The median structure here stands 290 feet, 83 feet taller than the Illinois median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a tower near Villa Grove at 445 feet, built in 2007. More than in any other decade, 37% were built in the 2000s.

Structures in Douglas County by type, bars to scale. Source: FCC ASR.

Structures in Douglas County by decade built, columns to scale. Source: FCC ASR.

Every registered structure

Sorted tallest first. The registration number opens the FCC record, which shows the exact location and the owner's contact for the structure. A tower on your land that is not in this list is probably under 200 feet and away from airports, so it did not need registering — see why some towers aren't listed.

FCC reg.	Type	Height	Built	City	Owner
1257848	Tower	445 ft	2007	Villa Grove	D.W.S., Inc.
1245943	Tower	343 ft	2005	Newman	SBA Towers II LLC
1007693	Tower	324 ft	2000	Tuscola	Trunkline Gas Co.
1251789	Lattice tower	322 ft	2006	Villa Grove	Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC
1018594	Guyed tower	315 ft	2021	Tuscola	ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY
1210092	Tower	309 ft	2000	Arcola	SpectraSite Communications, LLC. through American Towers, LLC.
1326200	Lattice tower	305 ft	2024	Arthur	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1053741	Tower	299 ft	1988	Tuscola	ILLINET COMMUNICATIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS LLC
1008825	Tower	297 ft	1995	Tuscol	Crown Castle GT Company, LLC
1009466	Guyed tower	290 ft	2019	Murdock	AMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY
1325196	Lattice tower	260 ft	2023	Camargo	VB BTS V, LLC
1009277	Tower	259 ft	1959	Tuscola	ILLINOIS, STATE OF
1250840	Tower	258 ft	2006	Newman	Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC
1277504	Tower	258 ft	2011	Tuscola	Octagon Towers, LLC
1277751	Mast	248 ft	2011	Villa Grove	Illinois RSA 6 and 7 Limited Partnership
1007690	Tower	245 ft	2004	Tuscola	Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company, LP
1324814	Lattice tower	229 ft	2025	Tuscola	Tillman Infrastructure, LLC
1009430	Tower	185 ft	1984	Chesterville	AMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY
1009496	Pole	74 ft	1992	Tuscola	AMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY

If you have a tower lease in Douglas County

Find your structure above, open its FCC record and confirm the owner — that is the company your lease runs to today, even if a different carrier signed it originally. Before answering a buyout offer, put your current rent, escalator and remaining term into the calculator to see what the rent is worth and what return the offer assumes.

Counties in Illinois with similar tower counts: Pulaski County (20), Alexander County (19), De Witt County (19), Monroe County (19), Edgar County (18).

Source: FCC Antenna Structure Registration, weekly public access file (r_tower.zip, created 2026-10-18); constructed registrations only; locations rounded. Checked 2026-10-23. Methodology.